Are you an effective leader with significant senior marketing and brand-development experience? Do you have experience of setting strategic direction and leading a team to success? Can you inspire others and be an ambassador and spokesperson for Macmillan? We are seeking to appoint an Executive Director of Marketing, Fundraising and Communications who will provide strategic direction on fundraising, marketing and communications, and who can ensure the continued success of the Macmillan brand which is so vital to the work we do.

About the role
Macmillan’s mission ‘to help everyone with cancer live life as fully as they can’ is enabled through the income generated by the Marketing, Fundraising and Communications function. Equally, our brand is our reputation and our promise to people, therefore the Executive Director who has oversight of these core components, will be critical in achieving our strategic ambitions and increasing our impact.

The role will include ensuring correct governance and representing the charity in a variety of capacities as a key spokesperson, including deputising for the Chief Executive where appropriate. The Executive Director has responsibility for setting strategic direction for the function and delivering sector-leading results at the head of a 500-strong team. Innovation and a drive to enhance Macmillan’s capabilities across the entire directorate will be key. This individual will be an effective leader who can inspire and motivate their team to be empowered, committed and successful.

About you
With extensive marketing experience and significant experience of providing strategic leadership across similar functions in any sector, you will also have a good knowledge of the not-for-profit sector, with insight on the current and future landscape. As a thoughtful and assured leader, you will be comfortable being an ambassador and a spokesperson for Macmillan with the ability to effectively manage senior stakeholders internally and externally.

You will be experienced at managing complex transformation programmes, in addition to managing teams and organisational budgets of scale. Furthermore, you will have a track record of innovation and achieving significant income growth which will be complemented by substantial senior level experience in brand and creative development, including digital strategy and engagement.

About us
At Macmillan, our ambition is ‘to help everyone with cancer live life as fully as they can’ and we do this by being there from the point of diagnosis onwards, throughout each person’s cancer journey. Our aim is to be there when people need our help the most and to help in the ways which are most beneficial to them, whatever that may be. When the cancer isn’t curable, we will be there to ensure people have the emotional, practical and financial support they need.

To apply for this role, a CV and cover letter should be submitted to macmillan@kornferry.com by 5pm on 14th September 2018.